Vstone and ATR · research humanoid
Robovie-R Ver.3
A life-size wheeled communication humanoid sold as a research platform for helping older and disabled people, for example guiding or carrying shopping in stores and stations. Launch reports gave 120 cm and 43 kg including a 336 Wh battery and 17 joints (another report said 108 cm and 35 kg), with camera eyes, microphones and 11 touch sensors.
- Price
- $41,000Cheaper than 38%
- Height
- 120 cmTaller than 12%
- Weight
- 43 kgHeavier than 28%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- 2.5 km/hFaster than 20%
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
A discontinued humanoid from Vstone and ATR.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Maker
Vstone and ATRCompanyHow it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Robovie-R Ver.3 is taller than 12% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Robovie-R Ver.3 is heavier than 28% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Robovie-R Ver.3 is faster than 20% of the 122 other humanoids that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Robovie-R Ver.3 has more joints than 3% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Robovie-R Ver.3 costs less than 38% of the 85 other humanoids that publish a price. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: payload, battery.
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current humanoids.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
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What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Hands
- simple
- Movement
- Wheeled base · 17 joints
From the maker
Robovie-R Ver.3 is the only humanoid from Vstone and ATR in the atlas.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- $41,000About $41,000 at launch (orders opened April 2010); one report gave about $40,000
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every humanoid: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | Robovie-R Ver.3Vstone and ATR |  CoseroUniversity of Bonn (Autonomous Intelligent Systems group, team NimbRo@Home)Same job: care · Both on wheels · Both past robots |  RIBA (Robot for Interactive Body Assistance)RIKEN and Tokai Rubber IndustriesSame job: care · Both on wheels · Both past robots | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useOliviaA*STAR Social Robotics LabSame job: social · Both on wheels · Both past robots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2010-04-16 | 2010-09 | 2009-08-27 | 2009 |
| Status | Discontinued | Retired | Retired | Retired |
| Height | 120 cm | — | — | — |
| Weight | 43 kg | — | 180 kg | — |
| Joints | 17 | 30 | — | — |
| Speed | 2.5 km/h | — | — | — |
| Payload | — | — | 61 kg | — |
| Battery | — | — | — | — |
| Price | $41,000 | — | — | — |
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